Thesaurus results for FREE-CLIMB

free-climb

verb

Definition of free-climb

as in to summit

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Recent Examples of free-climb Potter later became the first person to free-climb both Half Dome and El Capitan in less than 24 hours. — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026

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Oscar winners Vasarahelyi and Chin’s original intent was to document the quest of Morrison and his life partner, elite ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson, to summit the dangerous north face of Everest and ski down the formidable Hornbein Couloir.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026
With over 100 distinct mountain ranges across the US, there are endless peaks to summit and après-ski offerings to enjoy.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of summit

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Shilling and his team’s report was published nearly a week after two coyotes were recorded trying to ascend the uncompleted Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which covers 10 lanes of traffic over the 101 Freeway.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
But before ascending the caffeine mountaintop, the business was a humble roadside operation.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of ascend

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The answer lies in its ability to move the sound-emitting locations in real time and scale the technology to different display sizes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2026
The project is part of a wider expansion worth more than $74 billion across Arizona and Texas as the company scales up its computing infrastructure.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of scale

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Mitchell has surmounted these obstacles, in part, by continuing to build out her array of alliances.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
To surmount the issue, Apple routed a flexible graphite pipe through the hinge itself to transfer heat between the two halves, thereby increasing the surface area available for heat dissipation.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of surmount

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